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21. What per cent of

is? of 7 is 14?

22. A man sold 36 horses for $200 each: on half of them he gained 20%, and on half he lost 10%. What was his gain per cent on the whole sale?

23. A gentleman sent to a broker $1281.25 to be invested. in land at $62.50 an acre. A commission of 21%

being charged for buying, how many acres were bought?

24. The dimensions 10, 8, and 6, of a rectangular bin being increased 10%, what will be the rate per cent of increase in capacity?

25. One-half of a stock of goods valued at $612.60 was sold for of the value of the whole stock.

was the gain per cent?

What

26. A roll of 140 yds. of carpet was sold for $72, at a loss of 10%. What should it have brought per yard to insure a gain of 15% ?

27. A railroad company with $9,000,000 capital declares a dividend of $360,000. What sum will be received on 120 shares of $100 each?

28. Ten per cent of a roll of carpet having been sold to one man, 10% of the remainder to another, 30.375 yds. are left. How many yards were there at first? 29. At an annual premium of $405, rate 14%, of the value of a mill is insured. What is the entire value of the mill?

30. A broker buying cotton at % commission retained $75 for his commission, and paid $25 for storage. What sum was sent by his employers to cover the whole expense of investment?

31. What sum must be insured upon a library to cover its entire value, $18,000, and the premium at 14% ? 32. A merchant placed 80% of his year's profits in a bank; having drawn out 20% of this deposit, $2880 remained. What were his profits for the year?

33. Required the tax-rate, in a city appropriating for public expenses $147,000, to be assessed on property worth $35,000,000.

34. A lady bought a house for $7965, which rented for $841.85. The taxes were $50; repairs, $75. What rate per cent did the investment yield?

35. A premium of $960 was paid for full insurance on a ship and cargo, at 11%. The cost of the cargo was 60% of the cost of the ship. What was the value

of each?

36. Find the entire cost of 4000 bbls. of flour purchased by an agent, at $7 a barrel, who charged 3% commission, and paid $315 for freight.

37. How many barrels of flour can be bought for $5924.38 by an agent who pays $7 a barrel for the flour,

charges 3% commission, and pays $315 for the freight?

38. The insurance on the value of a hotel and furniture cost $300. The rate being 75 cts. on $100, what was the value of the property?

39. What is the duty, at 25 cts. per gallon, on 48 bbls. of turpentine, 31 gals. making a barrel, and 5% being allowed for leakage?

40. How much must be insured on goods worth $4500, at 5%, so that the value of the goods and the premium may be repaid in case of loss?

CHAPTER XI.

INTEREST AND DISCOUNT.

215. Interest is the payment made for the use of money.

The interest to be paid for the use of a given sum of money differs from the payments considered in the last chapter, in that it depends upon the time for which the sum is loaned as well as on the rate per cent charged.

216. The sum loaned is called the principal. The principal and interest together is called the amount.

SIMPLE INTEREST.

217. If 100 be taken as the representative of the principal, the rate will represent the interest for one year; the product of the rate by the number of years will represent the whole interest.

Thus, if the time be 4 yrs., and the rate per cent 5, the interest will be represented by 20, and the amount by 120.

Find the interest on $512 for 2 yrs. 4 mos., at 6%.

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218. In most business transactions the time for which interest is required is 1, 2, 3, or 4 months (30 dys. being

reckoned 1 mo.), and the rate of interest is 6%, that is, 1% a month.

Hence the interest at 6% on a given sum for 2 mos. (or 60 dys.) is found by moving the decimal-point two places to the left; for 1 mo., 3 mos., 4 mos., by moving the decimal-point two places to the left, and multiplying by 1, 11, and 2 respectively.

Thus, the interest on $2500 for 2 mos. is $25.00; for 1 mo., $12.50; for 3 mos., $37.50; for 4 mos., $50.

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219. The six per cent method may be employed for any rate per cent by first finding the interest at 6%, and then taking such a part of the interest as the given rate is of six per cent.

Thus, the interest at 42%

=

42 6

=

of the interest at 6%. In this

case, we should diminish the interest at 6% by of itself. The inter

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est at 8% is of the interest at 6%. In this case, we increase the interest at 6% by of itself.

220. To compute interest for days at 6%, we move the decimal-point in the principal three places to the left, and multiply by one-sixth of the number of days.

Find the interest for $8080 for 93 dys., at 6%.

$8.08

15

404

4040
808

$125.24

By moving the decimal-point three places to the left, we have $8.08; and of 93 dys. 15. Therefore, multiplying $8.08 by 152, we obtain the required interest.

$125.24. Ans.

221. For any other rate, find the interest at 6%, and then increase or diminish this interest by such a fraction of itself as the given rate is greater or less than 6%.

Ex. 142.

Find the interest of:

1. $51.25 for 30 dys., at 6%.
2. $2581 for 60 dys., at 6%.
3. $1261 for 90 dys., at 6%.
4. $1250.60 for 4 mos., at 6%.
5. $3020 for 3 mos., at 6%.
6. $2300 for 3 mos., at 6%.
7. $275 for 2 mos., at 6%.

8. $5000 for 1 mo., at 6%.

9. $1361 for 2 yrs., at 5%.

10. $675.90 for 5 yrs., at 31%.

11. $775.83 for 3 yrs. 9 mos., at 21%.
12. $533.33 for 10 mos., at 41%.

13. $250.60 for 3 yrs. 6 mos., at 41%.
14. $575.871 for 1 yr. 10 mos. 15 dys., at 5%.
15. $760 for 2 yrs. 11 mos. 27 dys., at 41%.

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